Exploring the trade-off between computational power and energy efficiency:

Quantum computing is considered a revolutionary technology due to its ability to solve computational problems that are beyond the capabilities of classical computers. However, quantum computing requires great amounts of energy to run. Therefore, a factor in deciding whether to use quantum computing...

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Autores: Desdentado, Elena, Calero, Coral, Moraga, María-Ángeles, Serrano, Manuel, García, Félix
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repositorio:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
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Acesso em linha:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2024.112165
https://hdl.handle.net/10578/43266
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Palavra-chave:Software
Quantum computing
Green software
Green quantum
Energy consumption
Energy efficiency
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spelling Exploring the trade-off between computational power and energy efficiency:An analysis of the evolution of quantum computing and its relation to classical computingDesdentado, ElenaCalero, CoralMoraga, María-ÁngelesSerrano, ManuelGarcía, FélixSoftwareQuantum computingGreen softwareGreen quantumEnergy consumptionEnergy efficiencyQuantum computing is considered a revolutionary technology due to its ability to solve computational problems that are beyond the capabilities of classical computers. However, quantum computing requires great amounts of energy to run. Therefore, a factor in deciding whether to use quantum computing should be not only the complexity of the problem to be solved, but also the energy required to solve it. This paper presents an empirical study developed with the aim of comparing classical and quantum computing in terms of energy efficiency to determine whether the increased power of quantum computers is offset by their higher energy consumption. To achieve this, a variety of problems with different levels of complexity were tested on both types of computers. Specifically, we used the IBM Quantum computers with a maximum of 5 qubits and an Intel i7, as a classical computer. In addition to this we have also analysed the evolution of the quantum computers, performing measurements on three time periods. Our empirical study showed that there is a variability of results obtained in the three time periods and that quantum computing is not recommended for low-complexity problems, given its high energy consumption, particularly when compared to traditional computing.Elsevier202520252024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2024.112165https://hdl.handle.net/10578/43266reponame:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLMinstname:Universidad de Castilla-La ManchaInglésPID2021-122554OB-C31/ AEI/ 10.13039/5011000 11033/ FEDERPDC2022-133249-C31TED2021-129245B-C22SBPLY/21/180501/000115info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spainhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/432662026-05-27T07:36:41Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Exploring the trade-off between computational power and energy efficiency:
An analysis of the evolution of quantum computing and its relation to classical computing
title Exploring the trade-off between computational power and energy efficiency:
spellingShingle Exploring the trade-off between computational power and energy efficiency:
Desdentado, Elena
Software
Quantum computing
Green software
Green quantum
Energy consumption
Energy efficiency
title_short Exploring the trade-off between computational power and energy efficiency:
title_full Exploring the trade-off between computational power and energy efficiency:
title_fullStr Exploring the trade-off between computational power and energy efficiency:
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the trade-off between computational power and energy efficiency:
title_sort Exploring the trade-off between computational power and energy efficiency:
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Desdentado, Elena
Calero, Coral
Moraga, María-Ángeles
Serrano, Manuel
García, Félix
author Desdentado, Elena
author_facet Desdentado, Elena
Calero, Coral
Moraga, María-Ángeles
Serrano, Manuel
García, Félix
author_role author
author2 Calero, Coral
Moraga, María-Ángeles
Serrano, Manuel
García, Félix
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Software
Quantum computing
Green software
Green quantum
Energy consumption
Energy efficiency
topic Software
Quantum computing
Green software
Green quantum
Energy consumption
Energy efficiency
description Quantum computing is considered a revolutionary technology due to its ability to solve computational problems that are beyond the capabilities of classical computers. However, quantum computing requires great amounts of energy to run. Therefore, a factor in deciding whether to use quantum computing should be not only the complexity of the problem to be solved, but also the energy required to solve it. This paper presents an empirical study developed with the aim of comparing classical and quantum computing in terms of energy efficiency to determine whether the increased power of quantum computers is offset by their higher energy consumption. To achieve this, a variety of problems with different levels of complexity were tested on both types of computers. Specifically, we used the IBM Quantum computers with a maximum of 5 qubits and an Intel i7, as a classical computer. In addition to this we have also analysed the evolution of the quantum computers, performing measurements on three time periods. Our empirical study showed that there is a variability of results obtained in the three time periods and that quantum computing is not recommended for low-complexity problems, given its high energy consumption, particularly when compared to traditional computing.
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